Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]

GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...— When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be — ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors. Graham, a South Carolina Republican,

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Letter: Sen. Graham follows Founding Fathers

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...his criticism of Sen. Lindsey Grahams work with Democrats, quoted my comment to a Greenville News reporter that Sen. Lindsey Graham needed to move beyond his headline-grabbing bipartisan efforts. My remark was made in the context of a discussion about w

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Senate trio to pursue still more climate policy talks

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...over climate policy that makes his original bill look somewhat irrelevant. Kerry, appearing at the U.S. Capitol with Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), said the three of them would work with business groups and the White

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Top lawmakers saw South Carolina race relations evolve

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...WASHINGTON — House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Sen. Lindsey Graham, both sons of the segregated South, grew up in parts of South Carolina that were much farther apart than the mere 175 miles between them. Thursday, the two men — a black Democrat

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Democrats advance hotly contested climate bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss clima

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Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, to discuss climate change legislation. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures durin

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Senate Climate Bill Passes Panel, Baucus Only Dem Against It

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...support, Kerry announced Wednesday he was working with Connecticut independent Joseph Lieberman, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham and the White House to secure votes. The House narrowly passed its version of the bill in June. (This version CORRE

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Source: AARP will back Dem health bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...views is working behind the scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said Wednesday they would work in conjunction with the White House to patch

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Clyburn, Graham jointly honored for aiding S.C. race relations

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...WASHINGTON -- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both sons of the segregated South, grew up in parts of South Carolina that were much farther apart than the mere 175 miles between them. Thursday, the two men - a bl

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Top lawmakers saw South Carolina race relations evolve

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Altairnano Batteries Make Proterra A Magic Bus

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...WA. According to Copeland, 21 other cities have put in for grants to helpreplace existing buses with quiet, clean electric models from Proterra. Not surprisingly, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is turning right behind the wheel of a Proterra electric bus...

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Three senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...politics - is launching a rescue effort for troubled climate legislation. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., announced Wednesday that they would work to patch together a bill that cou

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Gubernatorial candidates take crowded stage

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...10 questions. Though he wasn't there, the sharpest criticism during the 90-minute debate probably went to Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for a cap-and-trade proposal designed to address global warming. Republican candidates took aim at Graham, whil

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3 senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Three senators with differing political views are working behind the scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation. AP - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, accompanied by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures ...

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Three senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman crafting new climate change bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...-- Sen. Lindsey Graham is part of a new effort to find common ground on climate change legislation. The South Carolina Republican and two of his colleagues from the Northeast, Democrat John Kerry of Massachusetts and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, said t

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Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman crafting new climate change bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

3 senators join forces to rescue climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Republicans skip meeting on climate change legislation

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...to delay the legislation. Any bid by Boxer to get around the GOP boycott could jeopardize efforts by Kerry and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to broker a bipartisan compromise built on expanded domestic oil and gas development and incentives for new nucle

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Chambliss, Graham propose lawsuit reform as part of health care overhaul

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...that it should be up to individual states to experiment with how to deal with the issue. The proposal by Chambliss and Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, would reach much further and as a result isn't expected to get much support from Dem

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